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“I want to thank you and the rest of the Lumpkin Coalition, and all of the folks who participated in Hemlockfest this year. Without your help, our lab would soon run out of funds to operate. Hopefully we will make a difference in the survival of the Hemlocks in the southern Appalachians. I am in your debt.”

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HemlockFest is an active supporter of keeping our roads safe, and requests that anyone attending the festival and consuming alcoholic beverages strongly consider staying with us for the night (camping), bringing a designated driver, or arranging for a taxi or other ride.
We're all here to have fun and raise money for a good cause. Please Help Make it a Positive Experience for All..

About HemlockFest

HemlockFest, hosted by the Lumpkin Coalition, is an annual festival held the first full weekend in November. The Festival and the proceeds from the festival are used to increase public awareness of Eastern and Carolina hemlock tree problems and to provide financial support for Area Colleges and Universities in their efforts to save the Hemlocks.

From the University of georgia:

"The University of Georgia Dept. of Entomology would like to extend our heartfelt thanks and congratulations to the Lumpkin Coalition for their strong, well-balanced approach towards grass-roots participation in an emergency effort such as the HWA Control Project. Your organization was one of the first to respond in an organized fashion, and has staunchly supported everything that we- the southern labs- have tried to accomplish. Your tenacity in staying on-point is remarkable, as this has become a long-term struggle for survival of hemlocks as a component of our climax forest in the Southern Appalachians. Please know that your efforts have indeed made a difference and are appreciated by all. And Hemlockfest.......what an incredible, productive event that has become!! Truly outstanding and a model for any other groups trying to spread the word and raise funding for worthy causes. Congratulations and many thanks for all you do. Stay the course, and remember that beetles save needles (stolen from Dr. Richard McDonald of Symbiont Biological Pest Management). Cheers."
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M. Dalusky; Research Coordinator
Forest Entomology, Univ. of Georgia

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Lumpkin Coalition
3865 Dawsonville Hwy.
Dahlonega, GA 30533

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